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Guitar Thread
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Mike Brock
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He does love his fenders but keeps goin on about the Epiphone ES335 or Sheraton. Think Noel Gallagher plays it?I've been monitoring the Jazzmasters on eBay carefully - lovely guitars.
Pending the spec of them I would think your lad would prefer the Fenders to the feel of an Epiphone (unless he really just wants a Les Paul)..........
Onholiday(somemightsay)
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What do we think of the DM's?There will be a lot of people that think this is heresy but they don't sound like Martin's. They have too much of a cardboard type sound- great for delta blues but not much else. They just don't have a plan B in them.
An 18 or above, whether it's a Dread, 000, OM or whatever is just so versatile- it's never out of its depth.
Don't discount the Road Series either- one of my Martins is a Mexican made solid wood Road Series and in many ways it's as good as a D18 at less money. You just need to check that it is solid wood, most aren't.
The only people that seem to have D15s and love them have other Martins as well to get an alternative. Get a D18 or D28 though and that can easily be your guitar for life.
Get a 000 instead and that's better still- I'd love a 000-42 to add to the collection
One manufactured in 1999 that's a bit battered cosmetically (which I don't mind as every second hand guitar has a story) on eBay for £600 (hopefully get it for lower)?
Treated myself to a £100 all in deal (Guitar, case and tuner) 6 months ago. Its a Donner, and it sounds ok. I just didn't wanna spend hundreds and then establish I couldn't be arsed with it.
I'm hooked. Everyday I go to pick it up for 5 minutes and can't put the thing down.
Need to buy an acoustic guitar I can actually enjoy playing (and stays in tune). Got a budget of £400 and think I'll be getting an axe in the Yamaha FG 800 range.
Anyone played anything in the range (or have any alternative recommendations)?
I'm hooked. Everyday I go to pick it up for 5 minutes and can't put the thing down.
Need to buy an acoustic guitar I can actually enjoy playing (and stays in tune). Got a budget of £400 and think I'll be getting an axe in the Yamaha FG 800 range.
Anyone played anything in the range (or have any alternative recommendations)?
I've also embarked on learning guitar. Few lessons to begin with to learn fundamentals and how stuff knits together. I'm one lesson in, bought a fairly cheap acoustic, practicing my chords. Day 7.
Fingers hurt. Bar chords are impossible.
Fingers hurt. Bar chords are impossible.
Gareth Barry Conlon
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On the basis you have an amp have a look at an acoustasonic. They are fairly new and the original models were all circa 2k. They just released a more affordable version. Above your budget but a very nice bit of kit.Treated myself to a £100 all in deal (Guitar, case and tuner) 6 months ago. Its a Donner, and it sounds ok. I just didn't wanna spend hundreds and then establish I couldn't be arsed with it.
I'm hooked. Everyday I go to pick it up for 5 minutes and can't put the thing down.
Need to buy an acoustic guitar I can actually enjoy playing (and stays in tune). Got a budget of £400 and think I'll be getting an axe in the Yamaha FG 800 range.
Anyone played anything in the range (or have any alternative recommendations)?
6 months in and I've only just started attempting barre chords.I've also embarked on learning guitar. Few lessons to begin with to learn fundamentals and how stuff knits together. I'm one lesson in, bought a fairly cheap acoustic, practicing my chords. Day 7.
Fingers hurt. Bar chords are impossible.
Yeah I'm going to fuck them off for a while6 months in and I've only just started attempting barre chords.
hilts
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Never fuck off anything that is hard, a lesson I should have learnt many years ago. They take a while but the longer you leave it the longer it will take.Yeah I'm going to fuck them off for a while
Never fuck off anything that is hard, a lesson I should have learnt many years ago. They take a while but the longer you leave it the longer it will take.
Think I'll learn some of the utter basics first, only just picked it up for the first time, I'll give it all a fair crack though, don't worry. Cheers though!